A blessing of a write-up!
Thanks so much for the awesome write-up on the rear axle seal problem. Without that great piece of work, I was going to drop around $1200 at the dealership. Instead, I replaced the inner seals and O-rings (from Toyota) for about $20.00, and $15.00 more on a seal...
I don't know if the dealer will be able to help either. I have "lived with" this problem for about 80,000 miles (6 years or so) with my 1999 4-Runner. I tried turning the rotors, replacing rotors and pads, new tires (Set of Dunlops and a set of Yokohamas), but nothing seems to help. Even...